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A group of Nuuanu Valley homeowners concerned about the potential hazards posed by a proposed subdivision on a nearby mountainside where rockslides have killed at least one resident are suing the city.
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Another Hawaii hotel gives way to luxury homes and condos
Maui's Kapalua Resort is joining the ranks of other former Hawaii recreational developments that are becoming communities for second-home buyers.
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Bedbugs could hurt Isle tourism
With bedbugs a growing problem across the country, the National Pest Management Association yesterday applauded Hawai'i legislation to increase prevention and public awareness of the bloodsucking insects.
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com

Advertiser wins 10 first-place awards
The Honolulu Advertiser won 26 awards yesterday, including 10 first-place awards, in the Hawaii Publishers Association's Pa'i Awards contest for work published in 2005. Pacific Media Publishing, an affiliated company, won three other awards, including one first-place award.
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com

Hawaii time-share owners are frequent visitors
Most of Hawaii's time-share buyers are repeat visitors who want to keep coming back to Paradise.
Source: www.bizjournals.com

Hotel occupancy 77%
Hawaii hotel occupancy, almost 80 percent a week earlier, fell to 77.1 percent last week as rain and flood effects began to register, Hospitality Advisors LLC reported Friday.
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Gaspar's got it good
George Gaspar goes to work each day because he likes to, not because he has to, and isn't that lucky for the Hilton Hawaiian Village?
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Work starts on Hilo hotel makeover
Renovations begin this month at the Hawaii Naniloa Resort in Hilo, as its new lessor reinvents the property as a staging area for volcano vacations.
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Bedbugs seen as possible threat to tourism
Two state lawmakers are hoping their colleagues will bite on a resolution to educate tourists and residents about the increasing incidence of bedbugs.
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Pele Awards mark many multiple winners
HAWAII'S advertising industry illuminati gathered for the 27th annual Pele Awards ceremony last night at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Ballroom.
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